HP is launching what seems as a very useful service for the emerging markets of the world. Called “SiteonMobile,” it allows users to view content of their favorite web pages in the form of text message or listen to that content as it’s being spoken on their phone. I’m not sure this is the first…
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True Food iPhone app helps U.S. citizens find out if there are GM ingredients in the food they buy
As you probably know, thousands of products on supermarket shelves are made with ingredients from genetically modified crops. But GM foods are not labeled in the U.S., despite warnings from doctors and scientists that these foods may not be safe in the diet or the environment… Enter “True Food Shoppers Guide,” the iPhone app developed…
Telefonica launches Jajah-based mobile VoIP service in Europe
After acquiring Jajah six months ago, Telefonica is finally trialing the mobile VoIP service offering in Europe. They’re starting with Germany, where their local subsidiary (O2 Germany) is launching “O2 Global Friends.” The new service gives customers the ability to make international calls by dialling a local number. Users can choose choose five friends who…
ABI Research: Mobile video service revenues to exceed $2 billion in 2013
ABI Research is out with a new study, this time dealing with mobile video services. According to the research company, revenue from such services — which BTW include video telephony, video messaging, video sharing, video-on-demand, VoD downloads, and “other” video services — is expected to top $2 billion worldwide in 2013. Video sharing will be…
Splinter Cell Conviction updated for the iPhone 4
Gameloft has released the first iPhone 4 update for one of its existing games – Splinter Cell Conviction. As you can imagine, the game takes advantage of the iPhone 4’s higher resolution screen along with a faster CPU to deliver the best possible graphics. Everything seems re-rendered from the scratch for the full effect. In…
Mobile application focused event APPCON is cancelled
We regret to inform you that the first mobile app focused event, APPCON, has been cancelled. Here’s what we got via email: It is with great disappointment that APPCON must postpone its 2010 event . We look forward to providing updated event details as soon as we finalize the schedule for a more appropriate time…
Submit your app/game idea to CrazySoft and win $200!
Greece’s CrazySoft is organizing a small contest on its Facebook page, inviting users to submit their idea for the next app they [CrazySoft] should make. If you want to participate, all you have to do is leave your idea on CrazySoft’s fan page until August 20th and potentially win $200. Two hundred bucks is like…
Nokia CEO is About to See His Last Days as Chief
While Nokia may be the global leader in terms of market share, it’s no surprise to anyone that its glory days will soon be numbered as Apple, Google and RIM are chomping away at it. Like any company looking for a change and new direction, Nokia is rumored to be looking for a new CEO…
Apple responds to government inquiries about iPhone location tracking
Apple responded to governmental concerns about the location-tracking capabilities of its iOS devices (like the Apple iPhone 4 and iPad) by saying it clearly spells out that it is doing it and that users can turn this off or just not agree to set up an account. As you may recall, Apple recently changed the…
Firefox Home for iPhone – Sync desktop tabs, bookmarks and history to iPhone [video]
Mozilla might not be bringing their Firefox Mobile web browser to the iPhone, but they’d done the next best thing with the Firefox Home for iPhone app. Launched just a few days ago, the simple app basically connects to the Firefox Sync service to find out what active tabs, bookmarks, and browsing history you have…